Community directory

Penny Waterman School of Dancing (St Albans)

This is a dance school for children, teenagers and adults.

Children

* Baby Ballet for 2 and 3 years.
* Tiny Tots Ballet for 3 and 4 years.
* Tots Ballet for 4 to 6 years.
* Junior Ballet for 5 to 8 years.
* Tap for 6+ years.
* Tots Disco / Jazz for 3 to 8 years.
* Tweenage Disco/Street for 9 to 14 years
* Strictly Ballroom Beginners / Intermediate for 7 to 11 years.
* Strictly Ballroom for 11 to 14 years.

The ballet classes are based on story themes (eg being butterflies, flowers, learning how to skip and gallop with pointed toes etc). The children are also taught mime and musical appreciation.

The tap classes are very exciting and both children and adults delight in the rhythmical sounds they are quickly able to make. The disco/jazz classes are based around up-to-date music and routines from the pop charts and musicals such as High School Musical, HiS etc. They are great fun and very popular.

The Ballroom classes are growing in popularity due to programmes such as 'Strictly Ballroom'. Our classes are fun and a sociable way to keep fit as well as learn well-known dances such as Waltz, Foxtrot, etc.

Mondays:

* Jersey Farm Community Centre, St Albans (am).
Classes: Baby Ballet and Tiny Tots Ballet.

* St Julian's Church Hall, Abbots Ave, off Cottonmill Lane, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Junior Ballet; Tap.

* Charters Health Club, Highfield Park, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Junior Ballet; Disco / Street Jazz.

* Stephens Parish Centre, Bricket Wood (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Tots Disco/Jazz.

Tuesdays:

* Jersey Farm Community Centre, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Junior Ballet; Tap.

* Trestle Arts Base (rehearsal room), Sovereign Park, off Princess Diana Drive, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Tots Disco/Jazz.

* All Saints Church Hall, Station Road, Harpenden (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Disco/Jazz.

Wednesdays:

* Jersey Farm Community Centre, St Albans (am).
Classes: Baby Ballet; Tiny Tots Ballet.

* Harpenden Public Halls (am).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet.

* Charters Health Club, Highfield Park, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Disco / Jazz.

* Marshalswick Community Centre, St Albans (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Strictly Ballroom (7-12 years).

* Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Disco / Jazz.

Thursdays:

* St Wilfred's Hall, The Church of the Good Shepherd, Black Lion hill, Shenley (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Tots Disco/Jazz.

* Marshalswick Community Centre.
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Tots Tap.

* Redbourn Village Hall (pm).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Disco / Jazz.

* Harpenden Trust Centre, Southdown Road (opp. Somerfields).
Classes: Tots Ballet; Tap; Disco / Jazz.

Fridays:

* St Julians Church Hall, Abbots Avenue, Off Cottonmill Lane, St Albans (am).
Classes: Baby Ballet; Tiny Tots Ballet.

* Jersey Farm Community Centre (pm).
Classes: Tots Ballet; Tots Disco/Jazz (3-6 years); Junior Disco/Jazz (6-10 years).

Saturdays:

* The United Reformed Church, Homewood Road, junction of Sandpit Lane, St Albans.
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Disco/Jazz; Junior Ballet; Tap.

* Marshalswick Community Centre, St Albans.
Classes: Tiny Tots; Tots Ballet; Junior Ballet.

* The William Cecil Memorial Hall, French Horn Lane, Hatfield.
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Disco/Jazz; Tots Ballet.

* Harpenden Trust Centre, Southdown Road (opp. Somerfields).
Classes: Tiny Tots Ballet; Tots Ballet; Disco/Jazz; Tap.

Tweenagers:

The tweenagers class is in a similar format to the children's classes but more advanced moves and very sociable.

* Wednesdays at 6.00pm in Beaconsfield Road, St Albans
Disco / Street Jazz is offered to those aged 9-14.

Adults:

The Ballet, Tap & Jazz classes are all designed to lose weight, tone up and keep fit. All classes help develop flexibility, co-ordination and balance. We teach you to dance to either classical and realxing ballet music or exciting and high energy music ranging from 60's to more recent times. The classes are stimulating and sociable. Come and do a trial class - they are lots of fun.

Strictly Ballroom/Latin

Classes are are becoming hugely popular due to programmes such as 'Strictly Come Dancing'. It's shaking off its dowdy appearance and stepping out in style popular as pupils are taught well-known dances such as the waltz, foxtrot, Argentinean tango, jive etc. Great for both couples and singles.

A recent study in the Daily Mail reported that, that taking up a dance class reduces the risk of developing dementia by a shopping 76%! Dancing tests many aspects of cognitive function - listening to music, staying in time and remembering steps. Our classes are a fun and sociable and a great way to keep fit so come and try a class.

* Tap and Ballet on Monday evenings (St Albans).
* Ballroom Dancing, and Jazz on Tuesday evenings (St Albans).
* Jazz on Wednesday evenings (St Albans).
* Ballroom on Thursday evenings in Harpenden.

For further details please call Penny Waterman on 01727 858632 or look them up on their website.